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This month sees Microsoft announce a whole load of new features for Windows 11, but it’s not clear when they will all be generally available. Plus, Microsoft gives some advice on upgrading to Windows 11 and Edge beats Safari to become the 2nd most used web browser on desktop devices. Microsoft offers advice on upgrading…

Microsoft unveiled its plans to launch the Lists app for Android at its Ignite conference back in November 2021. The Redmond giant has now announced on the Microsoft 365 Admin center that the Lists app is now available to download for business and enterprise customers from the Google Play Store. First launched in 2020, Microsoft…

Cloud Conversations is a weekly podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, Windows, Intune, and much more! Cloud Conversations – Nikki Chapple Teams Governance, Community, and Tech Nikki Chapple is a Principal Cloud Architect at CloudWay, and she’s…

Microsoft has published a monthly roundup of the updates made to its Teams collaboration service during the month of April. This includes new chat & collaboration features (such as suggested replies), enhancements to the meetings experience, new Teams certified devices, and much more. Here’s a look at everything you need to know. Microsoft Teams’ Presenter…

Microsoft has released new patches to address critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Azure PostgreSQL product. Discovered by security researchers from Wiz Research, the “chain” of flaws dubbed “ExtraReplica” could be exploited to gain unauthorized cross-account database access. According to the security advisory published by the Wiz Research team, the vulnerabilities allow attackers to bypass tenant…

Microsoft has released built-in authentication support for its Azure Container Apps, a new fully managed serverless container service. The feature enables developers to secure external ingress-enabled container apps without writing code. The Redmond giant launched Azure Container Apps at its Ignite conference in November 2021. It is a serverless hosting solution that builds on Azure…

Microsoft has announced in a message on the Microsoft 365 Admin Center that it will automatically begin updating all devices with Office apps to the Monthly Enterprise Channel next month. The Redmond giant is urging commercial customers to get ready for the move for various reasons, based on user feedback. The Monthly Enterprise Channel allows…

While there are some limitations, there’s a lot that you can do to make the Windows 11 Start menu and taskbar more like Windows 10, but you can also personalize them in other ways. Let’s take a closer look at some of the ways you can configure the Windows 11 Start menu and taskbar to…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that the threat actors are testing new attack techniques to distribute malware. Indeed, the latest version of the highly sophisticated Emotet botnet uses PowerShell commands attached to the XLL files to target Windows PCs. Emotet is an advanced Trojan that is primarily used to spread malware via phishing emails on compromised…

Microsoft has released a new feature that allows users to switch between multiple personal and work accounts in Microsoft 365 web apps. The account switching capability began rolling out to all Microsoft 365 customers earlier this month, and it should become generally available in late June. Previously, the only way to switch accounts was to…

Microsoft has announced a new partnership with Red Button, an Israel-based Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack simulation testing solutions provider. The Redmond giant believes that this collaboration will enable organizations to identify gaps and develop effective strategies to mitigate DDoS attacks. “With Red Button’s DDoS Testing service suite, you will be able to work with a…

Atlassian has released new security patches for its Jira and Jira Service Management solutions. The latest set of updates aims to address a critical vulnerability that could let attackers to bypass authentication controls. According to Atlassian’s security advisory, the bug was first discovered by Khoadha of Viettel Cyber Security. Tracked as CVE-2022-0540 and issued a…